Jaquan Brisker

Former safety at Penn State. 2021: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

S · Penn State · Sr. · #1

6′1″ · 212 lb · Pittsburgh, PA

CFB Index 47 · #281 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceNational watchChicago — drafted 2022, Rd 2, Pick 16, #48 overall

On production he ranks #281 of 509 safeties; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 12 nationally · Joined Penn State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at Penn State. 2021: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2019.
Drafted round 2 by the Chicago in 2022.
Named All-America (CBS) in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Penn State, 151 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #48 overall by Chicago.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201913 games

Signed with Penn State4-star out of Lackawanna College

20209 games

All-Big Tenthird

202112 games

All-Americafirst
All-Big Tenfirst

2022

Drafted by Chicagoround 2, pick 48

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#12 national

CFB

College

Penn State

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #48

Chicago · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2021)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

James Franklin

Penn State

Played his entire career under James Franklin.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ChicagoEntering 5th NFL season

#48Rd 2 · Pick 16

ChicagoEntering 5th NFL season

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2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under James Franklin — 22-13 over that span.

2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

47Rotational starter #281 of 509?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Strength: solo tackles (87th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#207 / 2743 · 91st pct

Solo tackles#335 / 2743 · 87th pct

Tackles#357 / 2743 · 87th pct

Tackles for loss#449 / 2743 · 82nd pct

6.0

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.6	0.5	0.0	0.4
Road5g	6.2	0.5	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	0.6	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	6.3	0.4	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #281 of 509 safeties

Former four-star. Now #281 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Penn State	63	38	6.0	5	2	--
2020	Penn State	57	33	3.0	4	1	1
2019	Penn State	31	14	1.0	4	2	--
Career		151	85	10.0	13	5	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 16–10

at Wisconsin

4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

With J. Stout — 24 LONG · 50 PCT · 4 PTS · S. Clifford — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.5 · 5 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 16-10@ Wisconsin	4	4	1.0	1	1
Wk 2	W 44-13vs Ball State	2	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 3	W 28-20vs Auburn	6	3	1.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 38-17vs Villanova	0	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 24-0vs Indiana	4	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 20-23@ Iowa	9	7	0.5	1	1	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 8	L 18-20vs Illinois	8	7	0.5	—	1
Wk 9	L 24-33@ Ohio State	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-14@ Maryland	7	6	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 17-21vs Michigan	5	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 28-0vs Rutgers	7	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 27-30@ Michigan State	8	3	0.0	—	0
Total		63	38	6.0	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology